36 . . One should take one's time at lunch. It is an event that oc- curs only once in twenty-four hcurs. CRILLON ,( Courtous perhaps might be celebrated for his civil and ad- ministrative virtues . . . . but I lea ve these concerns to others- Pour moi, de ses pâtés conser- vant la memoire, C' est à ce titre seul que je chante l . " sa g o re. APICIUS. """ CRILLON ... Poetry, painting or music may be created for the satisfaction of none but the creator. But the chef is the one artist who must create for his public and not for himself. CRILLON Le dernier CRILLON, Cafe and Restaurant, decorated by Win- old Reiss, is open (including Sunday) for breakfast, luncheon and dinner. Baumgarten Man- agement. Entrance at 277 Park Avenue and 116 East 48th. Com- plete Restaurànt Service to 277 Park Avenue Apartments. . . . THE NEW YORKER T AßLE,S FOR. TWO Prohibition - and Post-CJlristmas Economy A BOUT the spectacular dry raids of last week, there is nothing special to be said except that a number of naughty cabaret . , üwners Just won t be allowed to sell liquor any lTIOre. And, by the till1e that you read this, fifty or more clubs will be on the verge of closing for a few months, and fifty- seven others will be on the verge of opening. W h i c h looks like a great v i c tor y for the cause of Enforce- ment, and will, un- doubtedly, boost couvert charges higher so that the cost of new decorations can be met with equanimity. Anyhow, phone before you step out, because a lot of old favorites (who were totter- ing anyhow f 01 lack of patronage) are falling like flies. Or else trot your- self over to the Waldorf-Astoria grill, where excellent dance music is pro- vided by Harold Leonard's Orchestra (a band known to all radio fans) , where the couvert is low, and you may cavort on the floor observed, in a kindly way, by dear people who have dropped in after the opera or the symphony for a bite and a glimpse of the young folks enjoying themselves. Really, very pleasant. I' '>1 \ T HE CASA LOPEZ, at 24 7 West Fifty-fourth Street, happens to be the stamping ground of the one and only Vincent Lopez, who appears and plays the piano in person. It is also huge, magnificently decorated, cov- ered with murals of amorous nudes by Willy Pogany, and full of people who I thought at first were in fancy dress costume. It really is pretty bad. The Lopez orchestra is fine to listen to, but, for some reason or other, is not good for dancing, and the show is long and onl y fair. In fact, I could see nothing there that wouldn't be just as enjoyable over the radio. However, if all the others close, here is, a place to go. O R THE Mirador. Moss and Fon- tana, we now announce, return triumphantly on January fifth, and Maurice and Eleanora depart. \ L O U D plaints about my cas- ual ignoring of the financial responsi- bilities attached to going out have been piling in from peo- ple either frankly . . ImpecunIous or an- noyed at being stung. Most of the m want to go out inexpensi vel y without the distinct feeling that they are slumming. Well-among the after-theatre places, the most prominent is the Villa Venice, at 10 East Sixtieth Street. Here, formal dress is required, the surroundings are toney, and the people who frequent the place likewise There is no excitement until the anxious gen- tleman with you discovers that, 10 and behold, the couvert is fifty cents on weekday and that, furthermore, the food is only a shade above Childs' prices. The prices of Ginger Ale and White Rock and Aquazone, the usual night club owner's delight, would be recognizable by a delicates- sen owner. You can easily eat your head off there and get out well under ten dollars a couple. Or scrambled eggs and escape under fi ve. Which is astounding after midnight. At the other end of town, the Coun- ty Fair on Ninth Street charges you a dollar couvert and is informal with- out being too Villagey. I'll think 0 f some more in a week or two. For dinner, the criterion being the table d'hôte dinner costing two-fi f ty or less, there are millions of places. Here are a few: RUSSIAN: The Samarkand, 9 East Fifty-fourth Street-tiny, candle- lighted, tinkling music making it faintly romantic. Dinner, $2.5 O. The Russian Bear, Second Ave- nue and Twelfth Street; Russian singing and dinner costing about sixty-five cents-or used to. ARMENIAN: That place on Twenty- third at Lexington. I forget the - .," - ",,' ( 5? '.0 t